The New to Nursing Podcast is taking a short pause while we work behind the scenes on Season 3.

We’re spending the next few weeks creating new episodes, practical tools, honest conversations, and more support for new nurses navigating the transition from student to practice.

We’ll be back in June 2026 with new content designed to help you move from surviving to thriving.

In the meantime, this is a great chance to catch up on previous episodes and Gimme 5s—whether you need support with confidence, communication, difficult shifts, or just a reminder that what you’re feeling is normal.

Thanks for listening and being part of our New to Nursing community. We’ll see you in June!

In this episode, New To Nursing welcomes four 4th-year UBC Okanagan nursing students (Esther, Luna, Bernice, Claudia) where they explore mindfulness and strategies for building resilience during the transition to practice as new graduate nurses

They unpack common challenges such as stress, compassion fatigue, emotional burnout, and moral distress. They also discuss practical mindfulness activities/strategies to help ground you before, during, and after a shift.

This episode pairs well with the New Graduate Nurse Transition Program's (NGNTP) education session, Nurturing Resiliency: Responding to Compassion Fatigue and Burnout that is on the Interior Health (IH) New Grad Community Compass Page - (IH employees only).Responding to Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

Resources:

1. To find the summary poster of this episode, please refer to 👉 Summary Poster
2. Fill out the evaluation survey created by the students 👉 here
3. For the full transcript of this episode 👉 click here
4. For more information about the IH New Graduate Transition Program, refer to 👉 Interior Health's NGNTP or e-mail NewGradProgramppo@interiorhealth.ca

References:

1. Loyd, L. A., Stamler, L. L., & Culross, B. (2023). Early career nurses and moral distress: An integrative review. Nurse Education in Practice, 73, 103844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103844
2. Neff, K. (2024, February 20). Exercise 4: Supportive touch. Self-Compassion Institute with Dr. Kristin Neff. https://self-compassion.org/exercises/exercise-4-supportive-touch/
3. Provincial Health Services Authority. (2025). Moral distress A strategy-building guide. https://www.phsa.ca/our-services-site/Documents/Moral%20Distress_A%20strategy%20building%20guide.pdf
4. TEDx Talks. (2017). 30 seconds to mindfulness | Phil Boissiere | TEDxNaperville [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7HqXEc2Sc
5. World Health Organization. (2023). Stress. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/stress

In this episode, Kelsey discusses how to start your shifts off in a good way. She reviews what you can try in your morning routine, how to engage in morning report and what you can do in the first hour of your shift to get organized. She sprinkles in tips and advice specific for new nurses throughout, so listen in to fine tune your start of shift routine!